Prompt: What was the most important way, or ways, that Manifest Destiny shaped the history of the United States to 1877? Additionally, please discuss the relationship between Manifest Destiny and the Civil War somewhere in your essay, even if it is just in the conclusion. Consider the changes to the geographic structure of the nation, the legislation and political struggles that followed, the expansion of slavery, and/or the effects of Westward expansion on various minority groups within and outside of the national bounds. There is no single correct answer to this question and you do not need to cover all of these topics, but you should present a clear response to this prompt and support it with specific historical evidence. Your essay can be comprehensive (meaning it can cover the entire course from pre-contact to 1877) or you can only cover the period after the midterm (from the material covered on October 9 to the end of class). This choice will not affect your grade as long as you still thoroughly respond to the prompt. Be sure to cover both parts of the prompt!
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